Hydrogen chloride-ethyl acetate → 2-(4-Fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)ethan-1-amine hydrochloride

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To a solution of [2-(4-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]carbamic acid t-butyl ester (90 mg) in ethyl acetate (3 mL) was added a solution of 4N hydrochloric acid-ethyl acetate (3 mL) at room temperature and allowed to stand for 2.5 hours. The resulting solid was diluted with diethyl ether, then filtered, and washed with diethyl ether. After drying by aeration, and the title compound (416 mg) was obtained as a colorless solid.

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